The nature of interaction within Interactive Digital Narrative (IDN) is inherently complex. This is due, in part, to the wide range of potential interaction modes through which IDNs can be conceptualised, produced and deployed and the complex dynamics this might entail. The purpose of this whitepaper is to provide IDN practitioners with the essential knowledge on the nature of interaction in IDNs and allow them to make informed design decisions that lead to the incorporation of complexity thinking throughout the design pipeline, the implementation of the work, and the ways its audience perceives it. This white paper is concerned with the complexities of authoring, delivering and processing dynamic interactive contents from the perspectives of both creators and audiences. This white paper is part of a series of publications by the INDCOR COST Action 18230 (Interactive Narrative Design for Complexity Representations), which all clarify how IDNs representing complexity can be understood and applied (INDCOR WP 0 - 5, 2023).

翻译：交互式数字叙事（IDN）中的交互本质具有内在复杂性。其部分原因在于IDN的概念化、生产与部署所涉及的潜在交互模式范围广泛，以及由此可能引发的复杂动态关系。本白皮书旨在为IDN从业者提供关于IDN中交互本质的核心知识，使其能够做出明智的设计决策，从而在从设计流程到作品实现及受众感知方式的整个过程中融入复杂性思维。本白皮书聚焦于创作者与受众视角下动态交互内容的创作、交付与处理所面临的复杂性。本白皮书是INDCOR COST Action 18230（面向复杂性表征的交互式叙事设计）系列出版物之一，该系列均阐明如何理解与应用表征复杂性的IDN（INDCOR WP 0-5, 2023）。